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RadioShack Proclaims Its Return In Black Friday Ad
Proclaiming that it’s “back and better than ever,” RadioShack has released an eight-page Thanksgiving/Black Friday digital ad that’s heavy on headphones, hobby kits, RC...
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Best Buy’s Q3 Profits Up 17%, But Forecasts A Tough Holiday Season
Best Buy posted solid earnings on soft sales in its fiscal third quarter, but sounded a cautionary note for industry sell-through in Q4. Net...
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Black Friday Watch: Target Kicks Off 10 Days Of Deals
Keeping in step with the Black November theme, Target revealed a “10 Days of Deals” promo beginning this Sunday, Nov. 22. Running through Dec....
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Fry’s Plies PCs For Black Friday Promos
PCs and peripherals loom large in the Thanksgiving and Black Friday promotional plans of Fry’s. The multiregional IT, CE and appliance superstore kicks off...
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Amazon Reveals Black Friday Deals
Looking to score one of those Amazon Lightning Deals this holiday season? Better get the app. For the first time, Amazon will offer more...
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Lowe’s Black Friday Ad Is Leaked
Lowe’s leaked Black Friday ad has been posted to BlackFriday.com, and the chain will feature major appliance deals galore this year. Deals revealed...
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D&H Offering Black Friday/Cyber Monday Rebates Before Thanksgiving
National IT and CE distributor D&H Distributing is providing competitive Black Friday/Cyber Monday rebates on over 200 tech-forward products in advance of the Thanksgiving...
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P.C. Richard Guarantees Black Friday Pricing Now
New York metro area chain P.C. Richard & Son is encouraging customers to begin their holiday shopping now by guaranteeing a slew of Black...
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Black Friday Pricing: Déjà Vu, Part II
Last month comparison shopping site Brad’s Deals demonstrated that Black Friday promos are often recycled from past years. Now, personal finance site WalletHub has...
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Let’s Talk Turkey: To Open Or Not To Open
That is the question. Despite a boisterous backlash from some consumers, and a growing list of retailers that are taking the day off, a...
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Kmart Remains The King Of Thanksgiving Store Hours
Updated! Despite the hubbub around Thanksgiving Day store openings, Kmart, for more than two decades now, has traditionally skipped the turkey and went straight for...
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hhgregg Touting TVs And Appliances For Black Friday
Multiregional retailer hhgregg is using equal parts TV and major appliances for its Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales events. Turkey Day promotions will run...
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Sears Goes Heavy On Major Appliances In Its Black Friday Ad
Cross it off the list: Sears has released its Thanksgiving and Black Friday ad. The chain, which had already shared the news it would...
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TVs Top Walmart’s Black Friday Sale
Updated! The other shoe — and most impactful Black Friday ad — has dropped. Three days after Best Buy revealed its Thanksgiving weekend plans, No....
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TV Will Take A Hit This Holiday Season: CTA
Despite the overwhelming popularity of tech this holiday season, a spending shift from big-ticket TVs to less expensive audio, mobile and emerging tech devices...
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Amazon Tips Hand On Three Black Friday Tech Deals
Amazon disclosed a trio of Black Friday week discounts involving its proprietary Kindle and Fire devices. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 22, its Kindle e-reader will...
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Shopko Shares Black Friday Plans
Updated! Multiregional discount chain Shopko has pre-released its Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales circular, and the 57-page, TV-centric book is chock-a-block full of CE deals. The...
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Best Buy Preempts Black Friday Sites By Leaking Its Own Ad
Updated! The ritual and anticipation of Black Friday — the gathering of ad-laden newspapers on Thanksgiving morning to scour the circulars for the next...
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Target Releases Black Friday Ad; Will Open Thanksgiving
Cross Target off the list of much-anticipated Black Friday ads — and add it to the list of stores opening on Thanksgiving. The retailer,...
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Kohl’s Touts Samsung, LG TVs In Black Friday Ad
Kohl’s, the discount department store known more for apparel and home fashions than CE, has given tech a prominent place in its Black Friday...
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Sam’s Club Black Friday Sale Will Have A 58-Inch Vizio 4K TV For $698
Sam’s Club will kick off its Black Friday sales event online at 12:01 a.m. Thanksgiving morning (Nov. 26). Its stores, which will remain closed...
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Sears Touts Kenmore, Samsung Appliances In Black Friday Ad
Kitchen suites from Sears’ private-label Kenmore brand, and a smattering of Samsung kitchen products and laundry pairs, will represent the category in a forthcoming...
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Console Bundles Top GameStop’s Black Friday Ad
Bleary-eyed Black Friday shoppers will have a choice of 500GB Xbox One or PlayStation 4 bundles for $300 when GameStop opens its doors at 5...
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Black Friday Watch: Walmart.com Launching Deals Of The Day
Walmart has a target on Amazon. In another element of its billion-dollar-a-year catch-up effort, the world’s largest retailer is mounting its own version of...
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Staples Touts $300 Notebooks, $55 Fire Tablet Bundle For Black Friday
Staples will formally break its Black Friday ad on Sunday (Nov. 8), but has leaked a trio of teaser items in the meantime to...
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Meijer Spills The Beans On Its Black Friday Ad
Once upon a time, retailers’ Black Friday plans were a closely guarded secret. That’s all changed since “leaked” circulars by holiday shopping sites removed...
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No Turkey For You: 40% Of Thanksgiving Shoppers Will Hit The Stores
Consumers are ready to spend, spend, spend this Black Friday and holiday season, and phooey to those who complain about working on Thanksgiving, a...
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Black Friday Watch: These Stores Will Be Closed On Thanksgiving
Updated! We’ve written at length about the backlash against Thanksgiving Day store openings. Well, at least 26 retailers to date are putting their holiday...
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Black Friday Watch: Sam’s Club Sets Nov. 14 For 1st Pre-Holiday Event
Sam’s Club will kick off the holiday selling cycle on Saturday, Nov. 14, by mounting a “Lowest Prices of the Season” in-store and online...
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Home Depot Breaks Black Friday Majap Ad
The Home Depot has jump-started the holidays by releasing its first Black Friday sales ad with pricing that begins tomorrow and is good through...
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Office Depot Kicks Off Pre-Black Friday Sales This Sunday
Office Depot and its OfficeMax subset will enter the pre-holiday promotional fray this Sunday with the first of two “early Black Friday” sales. The...
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Black Friday Watch: Sears To Open Thanksgiving Evening
In what may be a compromise between opposing Thanksgiving Day camps (to open or not to open?), Sears said it will once again delay...
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Amazon Prime Members Claim New Perk For Pre- And Post-Black Friday
Amazon pulled its Black Friday curtain back just a bit on Monday, revealing a new perk for Prime members. Prime members will now be...
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Tech Will Rule The Holidays Online: Adobe
Cyber Monday To Hit A Record $3 Billion In Online Sales Consumer electronics will be the overwhelmingly predominant product category purchased online this holiday...
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Holiday Forecast: Black Friday Gives Thanksgiving The Bird
A growing backlash against Thanksgiving Day sales is expected to help Black Friday kick holiday butt this season. According to retail traffic counter ShopperTrak,...
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Black Friday Pricing: Top 25 Tech Predictions
With a record 50,000 advertised deals expected this Black Friday, and the largest-ever pre-holiday release of new smartphones, tablets, streaming-media players and other in-demand...
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Black Friday Watch: Adorama Leans On Loyalty Program This Holiday Season
Leading digital imaging dealer Adorama is encouraging customers to join its VIP member program in order to receive its best holiday offers. The privately...
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Black Friday Watch: Target Enters Holiday Fray With Free Shipping, Expanded Curbside Pickup
Target has weighed in on its holiday plans, which include free shipping and returns for all online orders placed this Sunday through Christmas. Target...
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Walmart Launching Holiday Assault On Sunday
Walmart will begin a two-month-long holiday blitz this Sunday that includes the first wave of seasonal discounts and a new in-store pick-up feature for...
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Newegg Declares ‘Black November’
Newegg, the top tech-specialty e-tailer, is bringing back its month-long series of deep discounts and special promotions next week under the banner of “Black...
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REI Won’t Open On Black Friday
Forget about the Thanksgiving backlash; REI is taking things a step further by closing its stores on Black Friday. The outdoor retailer said it...
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Nearly Half Of All Holiday Shopping Will Take Place Online This Season: NRF
Amazon prepares by hiring 100,000 seasonal workers More shoppers — 46.1 percent — will be browsing for and buying gifts online this holiday season...